Orange to host Oakland for 2nd straight year
SYRACUSE — Syracuse will host Oakland in men's basketball for the second straight season when the Grizzlies come to the Carrier Dome on Dec. 22. The Orange beat Oakland 86-66 last November in the Dome.
Oakland was 23-13 and earned a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament a year ago. The Grizzlies defeated Kent State before losing to Bradley in the event. Oakland finished third in the Summit League with a 13-5 league mark.
WVU guard pleads no contest in traffic accidents
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.— Suspended West Virginia point guard Darryl "Truck" Bryant will serve no jail time in court cases involving two minor traffic accidents that occurred over the summer.
Bryant pleaded no contest Tuesday in Monongalia County Magistrate Court to leaving the scene of a July 4 accident and failing to give information and render aid. Two other charges were dismissed. Bryant was fined $200 plus court costs.
In Morgantown Municipal Court, Bryant pleaded no contest last month to failure to exercise due care in a June 21 incident in which his car struck a WVU student in front of a nightclub. The student wasn't seriously hurt. Two other charges were dismissed. Bryant was assessed a total of $135 in fines and costs.
PRO BASKETBALL
Golden State signs veteran center Moore
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors have signed free-agent center Mikki Moore.
An 11-year NBA veteran, the 7-foot Moore will provide depth in the frontcourt for a team that struggled with injuries at center last season.
Moore, 33, averaged 3.9 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17.2 minutes per game last season for Sacramento and Boston. He also has played for Detroit, Atlanta, New Jersey, Utah, the Los Angeles Clippers and Seattle.
Hawks add more depth by signing Jason Collins
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks have added more depth and size to their frontcourt by signing center Jason Collins, who spent last season with Minnesota.
The move comes about a week after the Hawks signed 6-foot-10 forward Joe Smith.
Hawks general manager Rick Sund said the 7-foot Collins, an eight-year veteran, will add size "and a good interior defensive presence," to the Hawks. Collins played with the New Jersey Nets in the 2002 and 2003 NBA finals.
PRO FOOTBALL
CFL team says it's not signing Pacman Jones
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Adam "Pacman" Jones won't be playing for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers after all.
The CFL team announced Wednesday it has ended its pursuit of the controversial ex-NFL cornerback, one day after multiple reports said Jones would play for the team.
Jones' attorney, Worrick Robinson, told The Associated Press on Tuesday he had been in "consistent negotiations" with a CFL team, but wouldn't say which one.
GOLF
LPGA Farr Classic will stick around another year
TOLEDO, Ohio — The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic will return next year, ending months of speculation about whether it would join other LPGA tournaments that have folded in the last year, organizers announced Wednesday.
The tournament extended its contract with the LPGA for one more year and will take place July 1-4 at the Highland Meadows Golf Club in suburban Toledo.
Tournament host and actor Jamie Farr had given the event a 50-50 chance of being around next year when he was asked about it a day before this year's first round.
More than a dozen players met while they were in Toledo for this year's Farr Classic and drafted a letter urging the ouster of LPGA commissioner Carolyn Bivens, who resigned soon afterward.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Georgetown program gets 3 years' probation
WASHINGTON— Georgetown's baseball program has been placed on three years' probation by the NCAA because 26 players received a total of more than $60,000 in excess pay from 2001-07 in a work-study program.
The university president says it's the first major NCAA rules infraction at the school.
The penalty comes about a year after Georgetown concluded its own investigation and reported the violations to the NCAA.
Georgetown says the problem was timekeeping irregularities: Athletes did the work they were supposed to — such as field maintenance and laundry — but were paid more than they should have been.
HORSE RACING
Hall of Fame jockey Milo Valenzuela dies at 74
ARCADIA, Calif. — Hall of Fame jockey Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela, who won the 1958 Kentucky Derby and also rode Horse of the Year Kelso, has died after a long illness. He was 74.
Valenzuela's daughter, Diana, told officials at the National Racing Hall of Fame and Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., that her father died Wednesday morning at his home near Santa Anita Park surrounded by his children, grandchildren and other family members.
Valenzuela rode from 1951 to 1980, winning 2,545 races and earning purses of more than $20 million. He won the 1968 Preakness Stakes.
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